Hm. See Mothercare is the only place I've found anything here, and yeah, it's nearly all tankinis. The idea of my not exactly beautiful already belly hanging out would be enough to keep me from the pool though. Just went for a swim today and decided to go home in the wet gear since weather was nice, shower at my own house, yada yada. Yeah...I discovered that wet bra cups and pregnant nipples = searing pain. Holy crepe. At least I'm getting to practice some good techniques for when breast feeding.

Tofulish, I doubt it! Most babies like repetitive sounds and things we would perceive as obnoxious white noise.

I snore and my husband shores and the Emperor (who is woken up by all sorts of over things) has always slept right through it. In fact, when the boy was really little I had bouts of insomnia, and sometimes I'd justbe there in bed listening to them both snore like some sort of chainsaw chorus.

When Dash was still in the Rock N Play next to the bed, I had MrSneakers snoring on one side, Dash snoring on the other side, and the dog snoring at the foot of the bed. It didn't help my sleep situation, but Dash didn't seem bothered by any of it!

Baby snores are far cuter than grown man snores, I'll tell you that much ;)

I wish the Emperor slept through any dog barking! We have a neighbor who has a sweet but slightly high strung small dog who barks basically the whole time he is outside. She used to put him out for like thirty minutes at 3 am and I often threatened to go over there and kidnap her dog or punch her in the face.

Baby snores are adorable, but I think all new parents should be forewarned that for the first month or so, your little bundle of joy will probably make what can only be described as demon noises at night. They only breathe through their noses and have very very small nasal passages so you hear it if there is ANYTHING up there.

At what age/weight/stage of development do kids usually transition from a crib to a normal bed? I'm trying to figure out whether I even want to buy a crib. Thanks.

I never slept in a crib, according to my mother. I slept in a bassinet, then co-slept, then she put my crib mattress on the floor in their room so I wouldn't get hurt if I rolled out, but I just screamed and screamed in the crib, so she gave up.

At what age/weight/stage of development do kids usually transition from a crib to a normal bed? I'm trying to figure out whether I even want to buy a crib. Thanks.

I never slept in a crib, according to my mother. I slept in a bassinet, then co-slept, then she put my crib mattress on the floor in their room so I wouldn't get hurt if I rolled out, but I just screamed and screamed in the crib, so she gave up.

that happened with our firstborn. crib was a very expensive blanket holder. second time around a crib came in handy as a safe place for her to sleep while I had to tend to my oldest childs medical issues in the middle of the night-I didn't want to leave her in my bed alone. She's 2.5 years old and we just converted it into a toddler bed-she's so small she can sleep in that for a long time before she outgrows it and needs a twin sized bed.

Is there something you can do to stop your boobs hurting? Mine are going through another growth cycle. I used to be a discrete B, but am distinctly going up cupsizes. I never thought my husband was a boob man, but apparently he is.

_________________My oven is bigger on the inside, and it produces lots of wibbly wobbly, cake wakey... stuff. - The PoopieB.

You could try some kind of cold compress, but unfortunately sore boobs just come with the territory. I remember being very sore during the first trimester, but the constant aching let up once I got farther along. Get yourself some larger bras; that will help, too.

Same as mitten, tofulish; mine stopped being so sore sometime around second trimester and were pretty good till much closer to the end when they started again. Cold compresses helped a bit, as did hot showers. I wore a lot of sports bras and tight tank tops / camisoles with the shelf bra type thing.

I feel like all men like pregnancy boobs.. my husband isn't that into big boobs either but he couldn't get over mine!!!

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I am a bit over 17 weeks and have somehow managed to get by (so far) without any maternity clothes at all. Don't get me wrong, I definitely have a belly, but between dresses with forgiving cuts, leggings, the tried-and-true unbuttoned jeans/band combo, and a few elastic-waisted skirts and shorts, I am getting by. I really need some longer tops, though. But the one thing I absolutely refuse to spend money on a maternity swimsuit...I will be wearing plain ol' bikini suits that look pretty damned awful on me, and anyone who doesn't like it can look elsewhere. I refuse to be miserable and uncomfortable just because someone might find my belly even more offensive than usual.

I am also beginning to realize that going stealth during my 2-month temp job that may possibly turn into more is great in theory, but has in just a week's time become virtually impossible despite my attempts at strategic belly management through choice of clothing.

A good, soft/padded bra has helped me so far (about 13/14 weeks). I did just buy some baby bum cream for them (shea butter type stuff) after my first bout with nipple pain the other day too. It seems a bit unfair that now I'm two cup sizes bigger and the man is all hubba-hubba, I mostly just want him to leave them alone. :p

Nordstroms has this tankini, which looks so pretty. I hadn't realized how cute this could look. I love the coral, but the black is nice too. Brett and I are dreaming about having a babymoon somewhere with a beach....